Established in 1949, SOS Children's Villages is a dynamic social development international organisation working globally to meet the needs and protect the interests and rights of orphaned and vulnerable children.
The regional Emergency Response Advisor plays a key role in supporting the Member Associations (MAs) to be prepared for emergency response. He / she is the central interface for all emergency related issues in the region. The position involves the monitoring, evaluation, communication and coordination of emergency programmes in the region. This involves providing expert advice to key stakeholders in MAs and the federation.
- Monitor together with Members Associations humanitarian crisis in the region feeding into the global alert system
- Collaborate with Emergency Response (ER) network on an on-going basis and provide information instantly on on-going emergencies and or crisis situations to the network
- Coordinate training and capacity building measures
- Link to regional ER team members and network in the region with externals and established partnerships
- Initiate, together with the global Emergency Response Director the first stages of an ER through coordination with vested parties at national / regional level
- Provide timely updates and advise to the International Director Region to facilitate the rapid response and decision-making that is required
- Provide guidance to the national colleagues on every aspect of emergency programme implementation and ensure compliance with established protocols
- Advise MA colleagues and quality check emergency standard documents
- Coordinate internal information management on emergency operations in close cooperation with other stakeholders in the region.
- Feed information and collate lessons learnt and best practices in security in order to set standard operational procedures (SOP) for each emergency setting :
- building synergies with other stakeholdres inemergency that could lead to formal/informal partnerships
- Liaise with regional Finance team to ensure efficient fund transfer and financial administrative procedures
- Provide direction in medium-high-level or complex / cross-country emergency operations, where MA capacity is limited
- Engage in regional partnerships and networks and lay the ground for local partnerships
- Recruitment of key internal and external consultants for the ERPs in the region
How to apply:
Applications to ESAF.HROD@sos-kd.org
Only short listed candidates will will be contacted.